Inagekaigan Station
{{short description|Railway station in Chiba, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRSN|JE|16|size=50}}
Inagekaigan Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 稲毛海岸駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Inage-Kaigan Station south.jpg
| alt =
| caption = South entrance, September 2008
| other_name =
| address = 3 Takasu, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 261-0004
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|37|46.29|N|140|4|25.97|E|type:landmark_region:JP|display=title,inline}}
| line = {{JRLS|JE}} Keiyō Line
| platforms =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
- Bus terminal
}}
| structure = Elevated
| accessible = Yes
| status = Staffed
| code = JE16
| website = {{official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=147}}
| opened = 3 March 1986
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 21,716 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Inagekaigan Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Keiyo|left=Kemigawahama|note-left={{JRSN|JE|15|size=30}}|note-mid={{SLL|Rapid|green|white}}{{SLL|Local|dodgerblue|white}}|right=Chibaminato|note-right={{JRSN|JE|17|size=30}}}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Inagekaigan Station|稲毛海岸駅|Inage-Kaigan-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).{{cite web |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf|title=JR East Railway Major Route: Metropolitan Area|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 19 December 2016}}
Lines
Inagekaigan Station is served by the Keiyō Line from Tokyo and is 35.3 kilometers from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks between them, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
=Platforms=
{{Jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Keiyō Line|symbol={{JRLS|JE}}|dir= for {{STN|Soga|x}}}}
{{Jpf|pfn=2|first=3|name=Keiyō Line|symbol={{JRLS|JE}}|dir= for {{STN|Kaihimmakuhari|x}} and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
History
The station opened on 3 March 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Inagekaigan being assigned station number JE15.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2016 |title=⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します |trans-title=Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207004741/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2016/20160402.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=jreast.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |last=Kusamachi |first=Yoshikazu |date=7 April 2016 |title=JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ |trans-title=JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area |url=https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806133507/https://response.jp/article/2016/04/07/273025.html |archive-date=6 August 2022 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=Response Automotive Media |language=ja}} With the opening of {{STN|Makuharitoyosuna|x}} in 2023, stations further down on the Keiyo Line were each shifted down one station number. As such, Inagekaigan was reassigned station number JE16.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,716 passengers daily{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
- Inage Seaside Park
- Tokyo Dental College Chiba campus
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Inagekaigan Station}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=147 JR East Inagekaigan Station] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Keiyo Line}}